I'm surprised my name hasn't been dragged into this already.
Simply put, if you can afford 50s or 80s by all means use them. There are some slobs cruising around out there. Conversely, if you have 25's, they will work fine on a good standup rod. Don't let anyone fool you, you can land quality fish with smaller gear With the lighter gear however, it is imperative to have a good angler and throttle jockey as you will wind up chasing bigger fish.